CAT Tracks Editor's Note:

In my adult years, the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" lost its appeal.

Maybe it was because of my chosen profession, seeing how cruel kids can be, bullying others for being different...

...whether it be for skin color, for being poor, for being smarter...

...and, yes, for having a very shiny nose.

Although the song ends on a celebratory note, still, the fickleness and the hypocrisy of all the other reindeer.

Now Rudolph is a hero?

Well, no, as it turns out, as evidenced in the above cartoon!

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen, true to their naughty natures...

...were actually shouting out with glee for another reason...

...teasing poor Rudolph about his latest report card.

Well, just like so many CATs, Rudolph the retired reindeer found opportunity to relax, read, and chuckle: